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Wakeling is using the name “The English Beat, starring Dave Wakeling”. The first album from The (English) Beat, I Just Can’t Stop It , was released in 1980 and was a top three album in the U.K. Jam-packed with Jamaican inspired music and very political lyrics (“Stand Down Margaret”), the album helped define the ska genre.
Wakeling, who lives in the U.S., is preparing himself to play some shows on British soil in late May and in June. "But we won't be coming to Ireland, unfortunately." Due to Brexit restrictions, it cost them a small fortune to perform in Belfast and Dublin in 2022. He's clearly bothered by Brexit.
19. Apr. 2024 · Listen to The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling talk about this and more above, or watch the interview below. To keep up to date with all the latest from Kyle Meredith With… follow on your favorite podcast platform; and stay up on all our series — including our ska podcast In Defense of Ska— by following the Consequence Podcast Network.
1. Jan. 2018 · Performed live for Jools Holland's 25th annual Hootenanny on BBC Two, to welcome in the new year.Watch the whole show now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0...
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2. Mai 2024 · Rockonteurs returns, and this week Guy and Gary are chatting to Dave Wakeling from The Beat.Chatting about a life on the road, his influences, those politica...
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David Wakeling is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band the Beat and General Public.
5. Mai 2023 · Dave Wakeling always wanted to have the voice of an angel and that voice was Smokey Robinson. Fitting then that it would be a Smokey song that would propel his band the Beat into the ska revolution… By Ian Woolley. For the past 35 years, the Beat’s founder has resided in the US – a long way from his roots in the midlands where he grew up.
